Dallas Braden | Starting Pitcher

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Dallas Braden has told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle that he will retire.

Braden is just 30 years old, but he's been unable to recover from multiple shoulder surgeries. He had been slated to throw for potentially interested teams at some point in January, but that obviously won't happen now. "There is nothing left in there, it’s just a shredded mess," Braden said. "I left my arm on the mound at the Coliseum, and I’m OK with that." Braden has a perfect game on his resume and retires with a career 4.16 ERA over parts of five seasons. Tue, Jan 14, 2014 06:46:00 PM

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Dallas Braden will host a showcase for interested teams at some point in January.

The 30-year-old southpaw is recovering from shoulder surgery. His injury woes have kept him out of major league action since April of 2011. While he had proven to be an effective starter before the injury, he'll likely have to settle for an incentive-laden minor league contract this winter. Sat, Dec 14, 2013 10:40:00 AM

But his fastball was only mid-80s. Braden hasn't pitched in a major league game since April 2011 due to shoulder problems and will almost certainly have to settle for a minor league contract this winter. The left-hander threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history on May 9, 2010 against the Rays. Thu, Nov 14, 2013 11:35:00 AM

Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown reports that Dallas Braden (shoulder) intends to pitch in 2014 and will likely have a workout or two for interested teams this winter.

It's not clear at this point when those workouts would occur. Braden hasn't pitched since April of 2011 due to shoulder issues, but the 30-year-old isn't ready to give up on his career. He'll surely have to settle for a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Thu, Nov 7, 2013 06:10:00 PM

Depth Charts

Coco Crisp (neck) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Monday.

Crisp has been out since late May with his chronic neck injury. He had just two hits in 45 at-bats before going on the disabled list and is a poor bet to remain healthy over a long period of time. A's manager Bob Melvin did note that he plans to hit Crisp second, though, which helps make him an interesting gamble in deeper leagues.

The A's said in mid-July that Hahn, who is battling right forearm inflammation, would be shut down for at least a month. Given that they're out of playoff contention, it's possible they'll play it safe and just shut the righty down for the rest of the season. Forearm injuries often wind up leading to Tommy John surgery, and Hahn has already had the operation once.

Pat Venditte (shoulder) is scheduled to work back-to-back games on his minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on Friday and Saturday.

If all goes well with each of those outings, he could then be cleared to rejoin the Athletics bullpen. Before landing on the disabled list, the 30-year-old switch-pitcher hurled 5 2/3 scoreless innings while registering a 0.53 WHIP and 4/2 K/BB ratio.